title: Resurfacing of skin in hand injuries.
abstract: The Authors discuss their experience with the use of various flaps (radial artery, groin and abdomen) in the primary or delayed cover of skin defect in the hand, in a total number of 20 cases. All the three types of flaps took up well in 3-4 weeks with minimal complications. The Authors preferred the radial artery flap to the groin and abdominal flaps, in that order.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kotwal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farooque
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biyani
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D005542:Forearm; D006119:Groin; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*